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Wednesday, 17 September 2014

Review: Possession of My Soul (The Three Immortal Blades #1) by Kia Carrington-Russell

Goodreads Synopsis:

The Three Immortal Blades is a
captivating story about Karla Grey, an ordinary young woman struggling with a
unique ability. Karla is a Shielder; an exceptional fighter born with the rare
ability to project a shield for protection. However, Shielders are not the only
kind that possesses such a talent. The Shielders battle a war that has been
raging for centuries against the Starkorfs, who endeavor to harvest humans and
Shielders alike to obtain immortality and power.

Amidst the chaos of war and death that surrounds
her, Karla must also confront the charming Elemental Breathers. Powerful and
volatile, the mysterious Elemental Breathers are quick to conjure up the
element they inherited power over at birth. Unfortunately for the Shielders,
the Elemental Breathers also have at their disposal a depth of knowledge
unmatched by any living being, making them indispensable to the Shielders in
their quest for truth.

Whilst engaged in battle Karla begins to hear a
woman’s voice echo in her head and throughout her dreams. Karla faces many new
and daunting challenges while simultaneously searching for a reason as to why
the unknown woman seeks to possess her body.

Karla must unravel the purpose of her curse.
Finding herself embroiled in a bitter war armed with a talent she has yet to
gain control over, she fights to find a way to end it all. But first she must
learn to never let her shield down. The woman manipulating her thoughts may be
dormant for now but she has every intention of possessing Karla. Mind, body,
and soul.

Karla must choose between right and wrong: the
charming Lucas and the selfless Paul, death and life, lies and truth. Within
this new reality the search for the Three Immortal Blades starts.

Review:

***I received the
eBook free as a review copy from the author in exchange for an honest review***

I thought I was going into this book not knowing much, and
it’s only now that I realise even though there were a lot of twists the
synopsis was very revealing. It didn’t ruin the book for me at all though,
because like I said I only just realised!

This might be because Possession of my Soul is Kia’s first
novel, but I have to say it’s a very impressive kick start into the bookosphere
(that’s now officially a thing… because I said so…). Her writing isn’t
amateurish like some people expect from debuts and her style was very clear
from that start. Filled with action sequences and generally never a calm moment,
this was my type of book. Simple as that.

At times it felt rushed, or explanations about the little
details were skipped so the plot could move faster and the perfectionist
readers out there might not like that so much, but I found it just made it a lighter
read (as light as you can get with so much possession and death)!

On the whole, I really enjoyed this book (even though at the
start I wanted to punch Karla; however she did grow on me when she got stronger
for the people she loved which was an admirable feat) and I look forward to
reading more of Kia’s work.

Favourite Quotes:

“Pancakes! I jumped
from my bed excitedly and jogged to the kitchen: my quick morning run.”

“Why am I so weird all
the time? Then again, having conversations with myself in my head doesn’t
help.”

“It’s my blood I
carry. My soul I carry. My body. None of it belongs you to you,” I said,
striking my hand out and watching her do the same.”

“I will protect him
until I know he is safe and then I will have to leave him behind. I cannot be
so selfish as to try to drag him into this war because of my own pain and
suffering.”

“Some old traits never
die, isn’t that right Kurt?”

“And
some are easily fixed with death. It was you who always taught me that,” Kurt
said ruthlessly.”

Disclaimer

I can guarantee that all of my reviews are honest, which includes the reviews I have written based on review copies I have received which are clearly specified. The fact that they are review copies has no impact on my thoughts and opinions stated in the review. I do not receive any form of monetary compensation for my reviews from authors/publishers.